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DROPOsALs FOR TRENCH EXCA-
i yATIQNS FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL
LIBRARY BUILDING.
Offlce of the Commission for the Construction
of the Congressional Library Building, No.
1i5 East Capitol street.
Washington, d. c., March 20, 1887.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
this Office until IL noon on the 18th day Of
APRIL. 1857, for the trench. excavations re.
gressional Library Building. Drawings and
specifications can be seen In the office of the
architect, from whom any additional infor.
nation may be obtained.
l.. q. G. LAMAR,
EDWARD CLARK,
A. II. SPOFFORD,
commissioners
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EOR RENT-Storc, with Cellar, N Il
Il corner 9th and q SITS n W. TYLER 4
RUTHERFORD, 1876 + st n W.
E'OR RENT-A 5-Room Brick House
Il water in yard; rent cheap. Call at 52lf
II st n 0, half square from Government Print
inu nftipp
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PERSONAL,
7 T oaAN oxTE,, sis 10Th st. N. W.

7 OaAN GAZE, 5fs 10th st. N. W.,
IL near y st, 1atc Forsyth Cafe).
Our 10 and 25c. breakfast served from $50
o. m. to II q. m. Dinner l2m. to p. m. sun
day, y. m. Tho best In tho market only
used and cooked properly. All we ask Is q
call to be convinced Of the above
Bill OF fare Sunday, April 10, 1887:
BREAKFAST.
Beefsteak, with or without onions. veal
chops, fried oysters, liver and bacon, sau-
sage, ham, eggs.
With any OF tho above articles You are en-.
titled to hot and cold breads, butter, pota.
toes, fruit or sauce, with coffee, tea or milk.
DINNER.
Soups-Negctable and clam chowdcr.
Meats-spring lamb, green peas, oyster pie,
roast beef.
Vegetables Ma shed potatoes, string beans,
maccaroni and tomatoes, sweet potatoes,
lettuce.
Desserts-Apple, whortloberry and mince
pies vanilla Ice cream and cake, coffee, tea
or milk.
Try our Dig Ten.cent Lunches.
We serve nothing but hrst-cass articles.
the best coffee to be had in the city, made In
French Drip Glass.Lined Urn.
w. X. LOGAN, Proprietor.
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A NEW DEPARTURE.
UNION TEMPERANCE DINING ROOMS,
No. $50 Pennsylvania Avenue N. W.
j. Il. O'BRlEN, Proprietor (ate of Logan
r-., Cafe).
Bill Of Fare Sunday, April 10, 1887:
Regular Breakfast, e5 and l5c. Dinner, 25,
90 and 35c. -
BREAKFAST.
Ont meal and cracked wheat
Meats - Boefstcak, mutton chops, pork
chops, broiled ham, sausage, liver and
bacon, eggs.
Flsh-Fricd shad.
Hot rolls, corn bread, flannel cakes, tea,
coffee milk and chocolate.
DINNER.
Sonps-Oyster and mock turtle,
Mcats-Roast beef, Lamb, chicken, ham and
cabbage, baked maccaroni, tomato sauce.
Negetahlo'-M Mashed potatoes, boiled potn-
toes corn, green peas, celery.
Desserts Apple, cranberry, pumpkin ,mlnce,
peach and cocoanut pies, vanilla Ice cream
and cake.
MIR, coffee tea and chocolate
Dinner on sunday commences at p IN.
An elegant lunch served from H. to p. IN.
for i5c. We guarantee the finest In the city.
open from n. IN. TO ~ y. IN.
Blll of fare 10 order ut all hours. Give me
a call and satisfy yourself.
j. L. O'BRfGN, Proprietor,
date Manager Logan Cafe).
MI. H.. -. I..IG
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,-r.4ON Ann Arrri, ArRIL

nITsIO ON AND AFTER APRIL J.,
kSS the Union Transfer Company will
call for ard check baggage at hotels aud resi-
denccs through to destination at the unif, rin
rate Of % cents for each piece Baggage dc.
llyered 10 all pnrts of the city ut saine rate.
r>ytsaSPECIAL NOTICE.
bSS have removed to 500 | st. n. W; of
hce, 0C3 Ia. ave. MCtzerott's music store).
Music for receptions, balls, germans, etc. Il.
KRAUsE, Leader, National Rides Band.
NSsaJINE ART AND IlLUSTR ATED
- books bound, full Morocco gilt edge;
w have stamps and dies: magazines, Is and
20 cents. LYCETT BfNDERY,
I0i2 Penn ave.
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THOMAS j. FISHER b CO.,
1924 r street northwest,
EOR RENT

EOR RENT
sos NJ st W, rs, all m mi.................Si Sij OC
1911 9Th ST II W, very complete Groom
Houses on Wyiie st @, at. .siO 20 and Si3 OC
SWoRMSTEDT s. BRADLEY,
n)-
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ual consent.
W. II. MouGMToN,
By n. ]. MEIGs. IN. AssIstant.
essawAsuINGTON. ID. O..

bS April y, lSSi,
To whom II may concern: The firm known
Hs the Washington Plating Company, and
composed Of T. j. MOnroto and +. d. Martin,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The
business will he continued by Il. H. Martin,
In tho Washington Post building, who will
pay the debts that the company may owe, aud
who i the only one authorized 10 collect bills
duo the company. +. u. MARTIN.
e>usssPIRITUALIsM sM-sUNDAYs-7th
10 and l. SITS. n. WI. j. Morse Of Eng
land, trance speaker II u. m, answers quos
tlons; $50 y. m, "What the Dead Say of
Themselves" followed by tests. iOo. door
contribution,
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s1S5aMooRE L sCHLEY,
BANKERS AND BROKERS.
&c Broad street, New York.
BRANCH OFFICES:
T2 Wall ST., Y. III South Sd st., Phlla.

Connected with I. A. Evans & Co, Boston;
E. L. Brewster & Co., Chicago; Corson s. Ma
cartney, Washington; Hubbard s. Farmer,
Hartford; Warren s. Quarles, Richmond.
Private Wire Connections. Buy and sell
Stocks, Bonds and Miscellaneous Securities
on New York Stock Exchange.
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syseLADIEs, ATTENTION !


FOR HARPER'S CELEBRATED BAZAR
PATTERNS, go to Edward ". kOch's, 1921
Pn, ave, u, W. They Hrc - pOr cent. cheaper
and ~ Ter cent. simpler, on account of the
simplifying Diagram which accompanies cnch
and every pattern. Fashion pl ltes aud ~.
page catalogue FREE II you call at once.
fTeipuhpue- tt.I
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COUNTRY PROPERTY.
MONEY TO LOAN.

NEW LOAN OFFICE, 1000 Il At N W,
IN La T0URETTE tS MOORE. Money ad-
yanced on watches, diamonds, jewelry, etc.
Old gold and silver bought.
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WANTED-.-HOlISES.

yNANTED-A Small Cottage, Fur
w nishod, on main limo D. and q. Il. r.,
within easy distance of Washington. Ad-
dress A, d. o., Critic office,
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PROPOSALS.
FOR THE IMPROVE
L MENT OF TENALLYToWN ROAD.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS,
WAsnlNGToN, ID. c.. April 8, 1857.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
this Office until IL O'Clock m, on Saturday,
April ~, 1887, for improving the Tenallytown
Road from Tenallytown to the District line.
Blank forms Of proposals and specifications
can be obtained at this office upon appliea.
tion therefor, together with all necessary In.
will be considered. The right is reserved to
reject any and all bids or parts of bids.
WILLIAM LUDLOW,
Enninpnr COInmis slnnnr Ii q
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w
10 purchase two now brick houses adioln-
ing In northwest part OF the city; must bc
well built; not less than 10 rooms each.
Apply to j. II. OLMSTEAD,
titG New York ave.
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LOST AND FOUND.
FOR SAlE-ROuSES.

VNOR EALE-i New 1O-Ioom Bricks.
L m l., In southwest, near now National
Museum; bargains j. II. GRAY " co.,
C,Hl ~ yt
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NEW YORK Oyster and Chop House,
IN ne cor 6th and d SITS W; English chops,
steaks and oysters In all styles cooked before
your eyes on the only chop range In this CITY.
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Where NapoleOn's Son Died.

Que of the most horrible sights have seen
was the field of the disaster of Isandlwana, in
ZululaIId. 1t was four months after the dis
aster. The 600 dead bodies hail been living
bleaching in the hot sun unburied all that
time. The Zulu vultures had not touched
them. Their bodies had withcred away TO
Skeleton encased i'll skins that had become
like leather. One could trace how they had
fallen, and occasionally rallied III groups to
make 4 desperate stand against their enemies
The corn which had fallen out of the wagon
had sprung up among the dead. | have seen
battleiields after the fight strewn with dead
anu dying, heard the shrieks and groans Of
the wounded, but that sight was nothing like
the horrible field of ISandlawana. Later on
1 saw the dead body of the young prince I'M
periaL He was n lad of great brightness, and
on the voyage out he expressed anxiety about
receiving q wound from an assegai He lay
on the field quite naked, covered with
wounds Round his neck was a thin gold
chain and a locket, attached in which was n
picture of his mother. We took this off and
sent it to the empress and then carefully car
T1ed him from the field. 1t was curious, and
cast gloom over NE. that should see this
young prince receive, as his father called it.
his baptism of lire ut Spicheren aud then a
few years later see him a corpse on foreign
field-London Cor. New York Mail and Ex-
press.
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ShreWdness of the Newshoy.

y The newsboy is grade above the ordinary
gamin: he frequently comes from better
stock, and is under more restraining influences
He is moro intelligent and, almost feel coli
strained to say, more INSCRIPTIONS. He has
facility of expression, though it may lack
correctness; he is posted upon current events;
he has opinions, formuates theories, encour-
ages expectations. lie is generous. he likes q
good feed, he is ready to help a chum, he
hates shanls, he doesn't indulge in make be-
Eeves, he is sure of the past, be is confident of
the present, he doesn't trouble himself much
about the future.
He is shrewd, wary, artful; he is quick at
resentment and sharp in rcpartee At one
time had q weakness for chatting newsboys,
bus don't chatf them now I generally
came out second best in the encounters. Out
of many instances l can recall two in which
was left three or four laps behind On one
occasion l gave Il nevsboy q bright new cent
for paper Il made that cent" said. He
shot me swift glance and repld: We'll,
you sook like counterfcitcr." On another
occasion I said to one Of them: "Bub, do YOU
know how you can sell twice as many pa
pers! How" he asked, with keen interest
BY keeping your face cleaner" l said.
"Humph.' he calculated. with a scornful, de-
ibeiate survey of me. III my face was as
hairy as yours l reckon it wouldn't matter
much whether it was clean or ty"-"Ob
server i'll Philadelphia Call.
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An Old Time New England Doctor.

DR.. John D. Meers, of Naugatuck, was
widely known as one of the most skilful and
successful physicians of his time. His prac-
ticc among the farmers was quite extensive,
and it was his custom to take his pay for SER
vices in the produce of the farms, seldom or
never keeping accounts or making any
charges, but sending for bushel of potatoes
or corn Or barrel of cider as he happened to
want it, His drafts on the farmers were al
ways hOnOred at sight, for he used to say he
"did not intend to ovcrdraw," and, as the
fami les i'll those days were large and the chill
drcn quite as likely to be sick then as now it
is quite likely that he Paid in his way for oil
that he received. He was always very care
full not to I'M ure his patients and gave very
little medicine but, if called to see a man who
was little out of sorts, would prescribe a
diet Of toast and cider, or something equally
simple, and leave nature to effect cure. He
was once called to see a man who had been in
bed seN eral days and Oh entering the room
he sat down, stuck his long legs under the
bed, moved his spectacles to the top of his
bald head, and sat and told stories for an
hour. He then sent one of the boys to draw
Il glass of cider, which he drank, and made
his preparations to leave the house. The sick
man asked if he was not going to prescribe
for him OF give him something to take.
"Oh, yes, yes" replied the doctor; 'syou
just get up and stir about little, and wash
up and put OH a clean shirt, and you will be
all right, guess"
Notwithstanding the doctors pcculiarities
in such cases, he was one OF the most careful
and devoted physicians in cases of dangerous
illness, and would often appear, unsolicited
and unexpected, i'll the sick room long after
midnight, so great was his anxiety for the
welfare of his patients. Waterbury Aneri-
can
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An insane woman,s Strength.

zone of the most striking things about in
sanity is the wonderful strength of tic luna
tics, said an ex-employe of the Buffalo State
insane asylum whilo detailing his experience
with the denented. zone day was assisting
to carry trunk through ono of the wards
when little woman patient laid hold Of nv
coat and expressed the intention of putting
me III the trunk. tried to pull away, bu:
her delicate hand held OH with an iron GRIN
Force was the only alternative Of remaining
there until some other whim took possession
of her, SO we reSorted to muscular persuasion.
Would you believe that it took three strong
mon and 4 woman to make her let 60? We
pulled her slender fingers back one by one,
each man hanging on to a single finger, until
finally the parting of the thumb and the first
finger released the garment To bend back a
single finger was like bending heavy tele-
graph wire. 1t appears as though the lunatic
has the power Of concentrating all his strength
III single part of the body at the expense of
other portions in a manner impossible to a
rational person. Buffalo Courier.
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STARLIGHT REvERIES.


Mrs. n. A. Monfort, in Current
Beyond the busy city the sun has gone to
rest,
His golden bars have faded from out the
And Der the SKY the mantle of night is
softly spread ~
A pail Of sOmbre shadows where the regal
day Lies dead. e- Hge
| sit and look with longing to the dark ming
hills beyond,
And through my brain is thronGing a train
Of memories fond;
And cv'ry breeze that passes and cOols my
thTObhin9 brow,
Seems like the soft caresses of loved ones,
Saintcd now.
The trees are waving slowly, as if they, too,
could feel
The measures sad and holy that DER my
senses steal;
And ev'ry breeze that passes is heavy with
perfume
From ling ring 'mong the grasses that in
the meadows bloom.
The stars are softly beaming, and seem to
beckOn NE
From earth and idle dreaming-from
dreams that cannot be;
For, oh ! to me life's sweetness is mingled
deep with gall
Its fullncSS ana c0mpicteneSS-l Snail
never know it all.
know It's sweet to labor, and in his path
to StreW
Fair blossoms for your neighDOr, whose
feet are weary, too.
] know It's sweet to linger beside the couch
With tender words and fingers WOO back to
life again.
know there's joy in sowing, if others find
relief
Where the golden grain is growing
waves the ripeHed sheaf;
But, oh the sweetest hours the heart hath
ever known,
Is when we Gull the flowers our faithful
hands have SOWn.
1t Ray he human wcakneSS-it may be hu-
man pride
That bids me dwell in meekneSs, DER hopes
long crucilied;
And if i'll looking, longing, my eager heart
perceives
a glimpse of fleeing brightness, like dew
on withcred leaves
'TwOuId be but human nature to stop and
Try to bring
New life to evry feature-new strength to
everything.
But if i'll looking, longing, there's naught
but what is dead,
I'll fold their ShTOudS about them, those
hopes forever fled.
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STATIONS PUBLIC RECEPTIONS.
The Secretary was Always Accessible T.
Soldiers who had Fought.

The Secretary was Always Accessible to
Soldiers who had Fought.
Although Mr. Stanton WIS by nature al
accessible man, it was simply impossible for
him to give private audience to 1.-THE OF the
persons who daily inquired for him. Even
scma. ers anil representatives in congress often
had difficulty in seeing him at times mi III
tho manner they desired, and frequently ac-
copied pot III K with the crowd il the recep-
ton room. Col. Hartlie, a handsome Scotch
boxing officer, took charge of this room
early iii the morning, and i'll the name ana
by the authority of the secretary, dispatched
the business of such rs neither needed nor
insisted Upon the personal action OF the secrc-
tary. He also sent in the names of such
callers as he thought the secretary would pl1-
vately receive, and from time to time went
III himself to take tho secrctary's commands
upon some case Of special difficulty or M
pOrtauce. As nearly as possible to IL o'clock,
the secretary, who had an almost religions re-
gard for this daily observance, came into the
roocl and took station at the little high desk
near the bottom, Col Har,lie or Maj. Pelouse
being in attendance to assist him. Hc waved
everybody back who approached him, until
he had completed deliberate scrutiny of the
company and had received from Che officer in
Attendance Il statement, III a low voice, OF the
exceptionally urgent or meritorious cases.
Then, one after another, he Indicated those
whom ne wished to draw near, beginning
with the soldiers, and, after them, calling up
The plainly dressed women, who looked as II
they might be soldiers kinfOlk. If he hap
pened to notice that soldier had clutches or
was weak from Illness he would leave the
desk and go to him where he was seated. Of
ficers bearing visible tokens of wounds or dis
ability were also preferred suitors, but with
other gentlemen of the shoulder strap he was
usually curt. Civilians he treated accord
ing as his humor was affected by their
statements or manner, but there was always
q general observance of the underlying prin-
ciple that this public reception was fer those
who had no other means of access to him.
1t was here that Mr.. Stanton might usually
be seen at his best. If a case of unusual gal
lantry, merit or suffering we're stated he
would comment upon it aloud to the company.
ending with n moral Inviting to patriotism,
virtue or fortirude. On the other hand, if
he found woman suppliant embarrassed by
the publicity of statement and action, he
would draw her beyond the desk to the win
dow recess and hear her there, or send her to
his room to be heard moro leiSurcly or pri
vately Some Of Us used to think, while
watching the secretary at these receptions,
that great power had been lost to the pulpit
when he became a lawyer; for he was an adj
mrablc preacher, and far from averse to SER
monizinG.-The Century.
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EDITING WITH THE SCISSORS.
All Honor Should be Given to the "Scis.
SOrs and Paste Journalist.

All Honor Should be Given to the 'Scis-
sors and Paste Journalist.
Tho above remark is frequently made in
connection with newspapers, and is too fire.
quertly meant as q sur. On the contrary,
under proper circumstances it should he re-
garded as a compliment of high character.
The same paper may be ably edited with the
pen and miserably edited with the scissors. A
mistaken idea prevails that the work of the
latter Is mere childs play, sort Of hit or
miss venture, requiring hardly any brains
and still less judgment; that the promiscuous
and yoluIminOus clippings are sent i'll patches
to the foreman, and with that the editors
duty ends and that of the foreman begins
Instead of this, the work requires much
care and attention, with u keen comprehen-
sion of the fact that each days paper has its
own needs. The exchange editor is pains
taking, conscientious, HlethOdical man, al
ways OH the alert, quick i'll appreciation, re-
tentive i'll memory, shrewd i'll discernnent
He reads closely, culls carefully, omits and
amends, discarls and digeSts, never ignoring
the fact that variety is n great essential
There are sentences to recast, words to soften,
redundancies to prune, errors to correct,
headings to be made, credits to be given, sea-
SONS to be considered, a1finities to DO pre-
knows whether the matter is fresh or stale,
whether it is appropriate, and whether he has
used it before; he remembers that he is cater
ing for many tastes; he makes raids i'll every
direction; lie lays the whole newspaper field
under contribution; he persi>tently "boils
down." which with him is not process Of re-
writing, but a happy faculty of cxpunGins
without destroying sense or continuity.
His genius is exhibited in the department,
the items of which are similar and cohesive
i'll the suggestive heads and sub heads, i'll the
sparkle that is visible, i'll tho sense of gratifi-
cation which the reader derives No daily
paper can be exclusively original; it would
die of ponderosity. Life is too short, and
hence an embargo mast be laid npon the
genius of its rivals. a bright clipped article
Is infinitely better than stupid contributed
article. The most successful paper is the
paper that is intelligently and consistently
edited in all its departments, whether by pen
or SciSSOrS-l hladenhia Call
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FORGIVENESS.

Crush the rose, it's odor rises,
Giving sweetness for the pain:
Grieve n woman, and she gives you
Sweet forgiveness, poured ike rain.
George Dirdseye in Brooklyn Magazine
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And 1 am still selling Honest and First
Quality Goods at the very
Smallest Profit.


Wishing Happy and Prosperous
New Year to the good people of Hender~
son and vicinity, and again thanking you
for the very liberal patronage extended
to me in the past, / respe ctfu'ly ask a
continuance of the same in future, prom
Using my best efforts to please all and
make it to the interest of those who deal
with me.
Remember carry in connection with
my FANCY GOODS AND SHOE DEPART
MENT nearly all kinds of
FAMILY GROCERIES
Try our CREAM FLOUR-it cannot
be surpassed.
NEW YORK CASH STORE.
HENDERSON, NC.
WI CLARY,
Ian 13-3 L. Manager.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice !

Having qualified as administrator of
Jas. H. Stainback. deceased. I hereby
notify all persons having claims against
the deceas ed to exhibit them to me, or
my attorney, at Henderson, n. c., on or
before the 9th day of March, 1883. This
9th day of March, 1887.
CHAS. f. STA INBaCK.
Administrator.
TEas NJ PITTHAN, Airy. mch.10 60.
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CaSeS Nf Rrain Surgery.

The fourth case of O successful removal q
tumOr from the brain has been reported in
England, the weight of the turnor being four
md a half ounces. These cases OF brain sur
gerry, with the exact location from the symp-
toms of the spot affected, are featS of which
science may well be preud.-Arkansaw TRAY
aler
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Peat a. Factorr rnei.

the USE of peat as fuel in factories has Ia
creased so greatly in Russia that peat bog
has become more valuable than well tim
bered forest Many manufacturers are Civ
ing up the use Of wool for psat-Chicago
Tim s. -,